The Democratic Republic of Paledes is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.523 billion Paledians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paledes City. The average income tax rate is 70.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Paledian economy, worth 591 trillion Paledes Pence a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 78,590 Paledes Pence, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', most citizens in Paledes are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus, and unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paledes's national animal is the Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paledes is ranked 34,179^th in the world and 1^st in Galactic Imperium for Lowest Crime Rates, with 80.37 law-abiding acts per hour.